Parts of Speech
Books We've Read
Vocabulary
Writing
Literary Genres
100

A person, place or thing.

What is a noun?

100

This character dies in Bridge to Terabithia.

Who is Leslie?

100

This is the meaning of "accomplish."

What is to make happen, achieve, or complete?

100

This is one of two names to describe an essay in which you are trying to convince someone to believe something or do something.

What is a persuasive or argument essay?

100

This is the name of a type of story that sounds like it could have really happened but didn't.

What is realistic fiction?

200

This part of speech describes a noun.

What is an adjective?

200

This is the full name of the puppy that Jess gives Leslie.

Who is Prince Terrien?
200

This is the meaning of "transport."

What is moving from one place to another?

200

This is the term for checking over an essay for grammatical errors.

What is proofreading?

200

This is a story that takes place in the past and is not true.

What is historical fiction?

300

This usually describes a verb and usually ends in -ly.

What is an adverb?

300

Zinkoff gives this to Andrew, confirming that he doesn't really care about winning.

What his soccer trophy? 

300

This is the meaning of "deceive."

What is to trick or fool someone?

300

This is found at the end of an essay, giving credit to the sources that you used in your research.

What is a works cited page?

300

This is the general term for stories that are true.

What is nonfiction?

400

For example: and, but, so, or...

What is a conjunction?

400

Zinkoff wears this on his first day of school, despite his mother telling him not to.

What is a giraffe hat?

400

This is the term for what you should use to try to figure out the meanings of new words in a passage.

What are context clues?

400

This is the name for a story that describes something true that happened to you, which was the first major writing assignment we did this year.

What is a personal narrative?

400

This is a true story that a person writes about him or herself.

What is an autobiography?

500

This is a type of verb that is not an action verb. (Name one of the two.)

What is a helping verb or a linking verb?

500

This is the first and last name of the boy that Zinkoff decides is his best friend.

Who is Hector Binns?

500

These are the two parts of speech of the word "span."

What are noun and verb?

500
A traditional essay consists of these three main parts (before crediting your sources).

What are the introduction, body, and conclusion?

500

This type of story teaches a lesson and uses animals as characters.

What is a fable?